2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 3

1876-S T$1 MS64 NGC. Type II Obverse / Type II Reverse. Micro S. Breen-5803. This is a prooflike near-Gem whose golden tinged surfaces are pleasingly

1876-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse. Large S. Breen-5800. Despite large scale exportation to the Orient, the 1876-S was produced in

1877 T$1 MS63 PCGS. Normal Date. Breen-5809. This is an uncommonly attractive coin even for the Select BU level. Rich golden-apricot iridescence blank

1877 T$1 MS63 NGC. Excellent mint frost with a dab of golden toning and nice definition. A very nice example of the grade.From the Andy Geosits Collec

1877-CC T$1 MS62 NGC. The first 1877-CC Trade Dollars were not produced until June of that year (the Carson City Mint had not struck any coins of this

1877-S T$1 MS61 ANACS. A nicely struck representative with extensive luster and lovely peripheral golden-brown patina. The fields have a few wispy abr

1877-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. Large S, Heavy Date. Breen-5810. The first two digits in the date are joined. This is a common variety, and numerous minor date

1877-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. The mint frost is thick and readily apparent beneath the mottled russet-golden toning that covers each side. Fully struck, there

1877-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. More than 9.5 million 1877-S Trade Dollars were produced, and one might assume it to be a rather common issue. However, even tho

1877-S T$1 MS65 NGC. The rich peripheral apricot-gold patina cedes to silver-gray centers. Stars 7 through 10 have minor softness of strike, while the

1878-CC T$1 AU55 NGC. The '78-CC is very rare in all grades, and unlike many so-called "rarities" in U.S. coins, we don't often ha...

1878-CC T$1 AU58 NGC. Breen-5824. Federal records indicate that 97,000 Trade Dollars were struck at the Carson City Mint in 1878. However, 44,148 undi

1878-S T$1 AU58 ANACS, Doubled Die Reverse, remnants of original luster cling to certain areas on both sides of this moderately toned, silver-gray and

1878-S T$1 MS62 NGC. Doubled Die Reverse. FS-015. At the time the book Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia

1878-S T$1 MS63 PCGS. Sharply struck with full luster beneath a light golden-russet haze. The surfaces exhibit light abrasions and there is a small da

1878-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. The luster is a bit subdued, but this coin is very clean overall and well defined. Just the slightest overlay of patina is prese

1878-S T$1 MS66 NGC. Clear S. Breen-5820. The right extension of the 4 in 420 GRAINS is barely perceptible. The '78-S is the final Trade Dollar ...

1873 T$1 PR64 Cameo PCGS. Struck from an early die state of the so-called "Patched Letters Reverse," the diagnostics of the die are: 1. Ra...

1874 T$1 PR64 Cameo NGC. "Patched Letters Reverse," as are most extant proof 1874 Trade Dollars. After the first-year 1873, the 1874 is th...

1875 T$1 PR64 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type II Reverse. Breen-5789. Only about 38% of the proof Trade Dollars delivered in 1875 are believed to be of th